Even/odd parity (1)

Computers can sometimes make errors when

they transmit data.
Even/odd parity:
is basic method for detecting if an odd number of
bits has been switched by accident.
Odd parity:
The number of 1-bit must add up to an odd
number
Even parity:
The number of 1-bit must add up to an even
number



Even/odd parity (2)
The computer knows which parity it is using
If it uses an even parity:
If the number of of 1-bit add up to an odd number
then it knows there was an error:
If it uses an odd:
If the number of of 1-bit add up to an even
number then it knows there was an error:
However, If an even number of 1-bit is flipped the
parity will still be the same. But an error occurs
The even/parity cant this detect this error:
Even/odd parity (3)
It is useful when an odd number of 1-bits is flipped.

Suppose we have an 7-bit binary word (7-digits).
If you need to change the parity you need to add
1 (parity bit) to the binary word.
You now have 8 digit word.
However, the computer knows that the added bit
is a parity bit and therefore ignore it.
Example (1)
Suppose you receive a binary bit word
0101 and you know you are using an
odd parity.
Is the binary word errored?
The answer is yes:
There are 2 1-bit, which is an even number
We are using an odd parity
So there must have an error.
Parity Bit
A single bit is appended to each data chunk
makes the number of 1 bits even/odd
Example: even parity
1000000(1)
1111101(0)
1001001(1)
Example: odd parity
1000000(0)
1111101(1)
1001001(0)


Parity Checking
Assume we are using even parity with 7-bit ASCII.
The letter V in 7-bit ASCII is encoded as 0110101.
How will the letter V be transmitted?
Because there are four 1s (an even number), parity is set to zero.
This would be transmitted as: 01101010.
If we are using an odd parity:
The letter V will be transmitted as 01101011
Exercise 1
Suppose you are using an odd parity.
What should the binary word 1010
look like after you add the parity bit?
Answer:
There is an even number of 1-bits.
So we need to add another 1-bit
Our new word will look like 10101.


Exercise 2
Suppose you are using an even parity.
What should the binary word 1010
look like after you add a parity bit?
Answer:
There is an even number of 1s.
So we need to add another 0
Our new word will look like 10100.